THE UAW LOCAL 27 COLLECTION. 9 Manuscript Boxes. Processed: Accession No. 371 By: EM

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1 THE UAW LOCAL 27 COLLECTION 9 Manuscript Boxes Processed: Accession No. 371 By: EM The papers of Local 27 UAW were deposited with the Labor History Archives in by Al Campbell. This is a new local which was established in 1950 when Eaton Wilcox Rich moved from Windsor to London, Canada. The local was organized as an amalgamated local with two units, it has since grown to thirteen units. Unit 1 - Eaton Wilcox and Rich - Certified Nov. 28, 1950 Unit Certified Nov. 28, 1950 Unit Certified April 5, 1952 Unit 4 - Proto Tools - Certified April 14, 1953 Unit Certified June 28, 1954 Unit 6 - Central Chev. Olds - Certified Oct. 11, 1956 Unit 7 - London Generator Service - Certified Oct. 27, 1959 Unit 8 - Fruehauf Trailer - Certified June 17, 1963 Unit 9 - Tecuseh Products - Certified Dec. 20, 1963 Unit 10 - Unifin - Certified May 17, 1967 Unit 11 - General Motors Products - Certified Feb. 8, 1968 Unit 12 - Northern Electric - Certified Feb. 8, 1968 Unit 13 - Bendix Westinghouse - Certified May 7, 1968 covers the period from 1951 to Important subjects are: Education,, Labour Collage of Canada, Medicare, Negotiations,, Wolverine Tube Strike, Work Conditions. Correspondents include: George Burt, Canadian Regional Director William Froude, President Local 27 Donald McDonald, M.P.P. H.L. Rowntree, Minister of Labour Allan Schroeder, Educational Director George Specht, International Representative

2 -2- There are 3 series in this collection. Series Description Series I Minutes of General Membership, Executive Board, Local Plant, Negotiations arranged chronologically. Boxes 1-3 Series II Agreements, arranged by subject. Pension, Seniority, etc. Box 1 Series III General Office Files arranged by year, then within each year, alphabetically by subject. This is a miscellaneous file containing a file on each plant within the amalgamated local as well as a file on George Speech, International Representative and George Burt Canadian Regional Director. Folder Inventory Series I - Box 1 Minutes, (2 folders) General Motors Shop Committee, (2 folders) Minutes and Misc. Material Canadian UAW Council, Negotiation Notebooks, 1958 Negotiation Log Book (no dates) Series I - Box 2 Minute Books General Membership Meetings, (2 folders) Misc. Minute Notebooks, Series I Box 3 Minute Books Executive Board, (2 folders) General Membership, (2 folders) Series II Box 1 Agreements Contract, 1951 General Agreements General Motors Corp. Statement Insurance Agreements Local Plant Agreements Local Wage Agreements Pension Agreements Pension Contract, 1950 Seniority Agreement Skilled Trade Agreements

3 -3- Series III Box 1 General Office Files, History of Local Elections, 1961 GM Intra-Corp. Council, (2 folders), , (2 folders) Ontario Federation of Labour, Specht, George, Int. Rep., Series III Box 2 General Office File, 1962 Burt, George, Con. Reg. Dir. Elections General Motors Intra-Corp. Council International Union Labor Day Medicare Notices, All Plants Ontario Federation of Labour Ontario Federation of Labour, Booklets Proto Tools of Canada Schroeder, Allan, Ed. Dir. Skilled Trades Series III Box 3 General Office File, 1963 Burt, George, Canadian Regional Dir. Canadian UAW Council Citizenship Dep. Elections General Motors Intra-Corp. Council International Labour day London Generator Service Medicare Notices, All Plants, Jan.-July & Aug.-Dec. (2 folders)

4 -4- Series III cont. Ontario Fed. of Labour Proto Tools of Canada Schroeder, Allen, Ed. Dir. Skilled Trades Series III Box 3 General Office File, 1964 Burt, George, Canadian Regional Dir., Jan.-Dec. (2 folders) Canadian UAW Council Citizenship Dep. Election Data Fruehauf Trailer International Office Notices, All Plants, Jan.-Dec. (2 folders) Schroeder, Allen, Ed. Dir. Proto Tools Tecumseh Products Wolverine Tube Strike Clippings Series III Box 4 General Office File continued Wolverine Tube Strike Communications, 1964 Wolverine Tube Strike Letters, 1964 Wolverine Tube Strike Membership Lists, 1964 Burt, George, Canadian Regional District, 1965 Canadian UAW Council, 1965 Fruehauf International London Generator Service

5 -5- Series III cont. Notices, All Plants, Jan.-Dec. (5 folders) Proto Tools Tecumseh Products Wolverine Tube Strike Clippings & Letters (2 folders)